Congressman-Elect Expresses Excitement, Concerns As He Enters Washington

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Congress avoided a government shutdown over the weekend as the House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through the new year. Dozens of Republicans opposed the bill brought to the floor by Speaker Mike Johnson, with disagreements over how to handle the debt ceiling. President-elect Trump will start his term looking for policy achievements on securing the border and delivering on tax cut promises. Congressman-elect Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) joins the Rundown to discuss his goals as a new member of the House, the concerns he has as China continues building their military, and he weighs in on the recently passed spending bill in Congress. Although inflation is subsiding, many Americans still find it hard to put food on the table. In 2023, nearly one in seven households claimed they experienced food insecurity, and food prices are up more than twenty percent since 2020. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot joins the Rundown to share why food insecurity is at an all-time recorded high, why it's important to invest in American farmers and Feeding America's partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services. Plus, commentary from host of OutKick’s Gaines For Girls, Riley Gaines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Abby Hornacek. I'm Ben Dominic. I'm Dana Perino, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:08.0	Monday, December 23rd, 2024. I'm like Emmanuel. Just after the holidays, a new Congress will be
0:14.7	sworn in with Republicans leaving the House and the Senate. Then soon after, President-elect Trump
0:20.4	will return to the White House.
0:22.6	To pass his agenda, a newly elected lawmakers says the GOP must stick together.
0:29.2	I think there's been some hiccups we've seen in the last few days where some Republicans
0:33.0	may want to go in a different direction. We need a unified caucus.
0:38.0	And Lisa Brady. Millions of Americans are food insecure, what that means and how you can help.
0:44.5	Even the smallest of things that you might think is inconsequential, when you add it up to other people doing small things, it can become big things.
0:52.0	So do what you can.
0:53.6	And I'm Riley Gaines.
0:55.1	I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:02.3	Congress avoided bad headlines at Christmas by passing a government funding extension.
1:07.3	Texas Republican Congressman Pat Fallon was a yes, but says he's concerned about the nation's
1:12.8	$36 trillion and growing debt.
1:15.8	My goal next year and for the next several years is to reduce the debt to GDP ratio.
1:21.6	So I wanted to give President Trump the runway to come in and not have to immediately worry
1:27.0	about funding the government. So this gives us that 90-day
1:29.4	runway. And I think that the American people, and November 5th spoke, and now we have to deliver.
1:34.5	Before the House and Senate passed the funding extension, White House Press Secretary Karin-Jean-Pierre
1:39.3	was pressed on what role President Biden was playing. When is the next time that people will cure from the president?
1:45.6	I'm not going to get into hypotheticals. Now that the funding drama has passed, Kentucky Republican
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